Elizabeth Van Twuyver graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and worked in the computer industry for 40 years as a software developer in computer-aided design, and as a course developer and technical writer for Digital Equipment Corporation, Wang Laboratories, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard.

Ms. Van Twuyver's community involvement includes being active with local political campaigns. She is also president and a longtime member of the Northeast Region POWERtalk International (formerly International Toastmistress Club), a non-profit educational organization devoted to coaching public speaking. She is also a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.

Her goals for her Nashua Board of Education term are to ensure students have a safe, exciting, and motivating learning environment and to encourage academic excellence throughout the District. Ms. Van Twuyver said that if you teach children to love to learn than you have given them the key to a successful and productive professional and personal life.